Sixers Gearing Up For Second-Half Of Season

Lesley Van Arsdall reports.

I THINK OVERALL WE WERESUFFERING FROM WITH YOU DRAW.I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.WE MISSED HOOPS FOR A WEEK.ALL-STAR BREAK.WE DON'T LIKE BREAKS.ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUTTHE SIXERS, IT IS WHAT THETEAM NEEDS RIGHT NOW, ANDTHAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.THAT'S WHAT VETERAN BIG MANAL HOE TOLD THE TODAY.MORE FROM THE SIXERS FROMCAMDEN.IF IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVERSINCE WE LAST SAW THE SIXERSPLAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, BECAUSE OFTHE ALL-STAR BREAK, IT HASBEEN A WEEK SINCE THE SIXERSTOOK THE COURT.TWENTY-SEVEN GAMES LEFT TOPLAY.SO, WHAT IS THE GAME PLAN?THE SIXERS STAND AT THEALL-STAR BREAK, FIFTH IN THEEAST, SAKES AND A HALF GAMESBEHIND THE RAPTORS IN THECONFERENCE, THE GOOD NEWS, THESIXERS SCHEDULE IS FAVORABLE,19 OF THE FINAL 27 GAMESAGAINST TEAMS WITH LOSINGRECORDS.EVERYBODY DECIDED TO GETBACK, GET GOING, GET READY TOMAKE A GREAT RUN.I THINK WE WERE IN A GOODPOSITION.TOO IMPROVE, GET BETTER, FINDSOUT JUST HOW WE WANT TO PLAYGOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS.I THINK THERE IS A LOT OFOPTIMISM, AROUND, TOO.YOU KNOW, THE LEAGUE, YOUCOULD LOSE AT ANY TIME, OR ANYNIGHT TO ANYBODY.BUT, I MEAN, CONFIDENCE, ITHINK, IS HALF THE BALLGAME.FINAL THIRD OF THE SEASONSTARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINSTTHE NETS.COMING UP AT 6:00 WE WILL HEARFROM COACH BRETT BROWN ON HISPLAN FOR THE REST OF THESEASON, REPORTING FROM THESIXERS PRACTICE FAST ILL ANYCAMDEN, LESLEY VAN ARSDALL,EYEWITNESS SPORTS.SO AS LESLIE SAID, 19 OFTHE LAST 27 GAMES ARE AGAINSTLOSERS.THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AND POUNDSTHESE GUYS, INTO THE GROUND.RIGHT.BEAT THE TEAMS.LOT.I.